Grubb Family Tree

SIMON, son of (6) Jan Schermerhorn and Engeltie Vrooman; b. Jan. 3, 1723; bp. in Schenectady; d. May 6, 1808; bur. in Vale Cemetery; m. HILLEGONDA VAN VRANKEN; b. May 30, 1726; d. Nov. 18, 1807; bur. in Vale Cemetery; dau. of Maus Van Vranken and Annatie Winne.

Children:

Isaac, b. Oct. 21, 1750; bp. in Schenectady; d. Sept. 21, 1776; bur. in Vale Cem.
(26) Maus, b. Mch. 9, 1753; bp. in Schenectady; m. Catharine Swits.
Engeltie, b. Oct. 19, 1755; bp. in Schenectady; d. June 29, 1799; bur. in Vale Cem.; m. Adam S. Vrooman.
Anna (Nancy), b. July 6, 1759; bp. in Schenectady; d. Sept. 21, 1785; bur. in Vale Cem.; m. Dec. 6, 1779, Simon de Graaf.
(27) Johannes, b. Apr. 16, 1762; m. Susanna Vander Volgen.

Simon Schermerhorn lived and died in Schenectady. He resided at the "Mills," which were located at the east end of State St. His name appears on the roll of Capt. Gerrit A. Lansing's Co. of Schenectady Militia in 1767, and of Capt. B. T. Sander's Co. in 1775, Col. Wemple's Regt. His will is filed in Albany, and in it are mentioned a portion of his property called "Guysbert's Island" and 500 acres of land in the John Glen & ors. patent, which he purchased from Daniel Campbell.

Anecdote. — In his youth, Simon accompanied several war parties of Indians to Canada. He had a particular friend among the Mohawks by the name of Isaac, who once saved his life. On this occasion he was stooping down at a spring to drink, when an Indian who had taken offense at some trivial circumstance, raised his tomahawk to murder him and was only prevented from doing it by Isaac, who instantly killed the traitor. This circumstance induced him to call his first son after his Indian friend, Isaac.

Simon Schermerhorn was a man of great integrity and well read in the scriptures. He was known to be a particularly godly and pious man.